CONTENTS (continued) 



Temperature Accuracy of 460-m Systems . . . page 128 

 Profiles With Large Differences ... 129 

 Temperature Accuracy of 1830-m Systems ... 130 

 Comparison of Simultaneous XBT Profiles ... 130 

 Profiles Transmitted to Fleet Numerical Weather Center . 



CONCLUSIONS ... 131 



RECOMMENDATIONS ... 133 



SIPPICAN RESPONSE TO THE ANDERSON REPORT ... 134 



AUTHOR'S NOTES RELEVANT TO SIPPICAN RESPONSE . . . 



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Note A . 



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Note B . . 



. 140 



Note C . . 



. 141 



Note D . 



. . 142 



Note E . . 



. 142 



Note F . . 



. 142 



REFERENCES ... 143 



APPENDIX A: PROGRAMS TO DIGITIZE XBT RECORDS 



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APPENDIX B : 



APPENDIX C: 



APPENDIX D: 



APPENDIX E: 



APPENDIX F: 



APPENDIX G: 



APPENDIX H: 



DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AVERAGE HYDROCAST AND 

 STD/SV AND XBT PROFILE MEASUREMENTS ... 150 



DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AVERAGE HYDROCAST AND STD/SV 

 AND XBT PROFILES EXTENDING TO 400 METERS AND HAVING AN 

 INDEPENDENT SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ... 160 



DIFFERENCES BETWEEN QUASISIMULTANEOUS XBT AND 

 STD/SV MEASUREMENTS ... 164 



TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SIMULTANEOUS 

 XBT AND THERMISTOR CHAIN MEASUREMENTS ... 167 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR COMPARISONS FROM THE 

 SURFACE TO 90 m OF SIMULTANEOUS XBT PROFILES AND 

 THERMISTOR CHAIN SCANS MADE UNDERWAY AT 

 3 knots ... 178 



TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES AND GRADIENT BIASES 

 FOR SELECTED XBT PROFILES ... 1 8 1 



COMPARISON OF SIMULTANEOUS XBT MEASUREMENTS ... 195 



